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Originally posted by Undertoad
The left used to be against torture, summary execution, totalitarialism, etc. Now they make excuses for it.
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You made a
comment similar to this on March 27th.
And I am going to reply with the same thing I did before: That's an awfully broad brush you're using, don't you think?
You have some folks on the left that are making this more about a vendetta against Bush than about being against an Iraqi war. Sure...some folks would like nothing more than to see Bush fail. The last thing I wanted to see is the US fuck up in this war, b/c of our standing in the world (real or perceived). Overall, I'd give him a C+/B- on the war...how the aftermath is handled could make that grade rise or fall.
I am of the left. I am against torture, summary execution, and totalitarianism. But I also agree with what Griff
stated on April 10th. And even if most of the looting was done at the palaces, imagine how much money could have been raised by putting all those items on display (either at the palaces or on tours to art museums)? Oil doesn't last forever, art--if carefully preserved--can.
Sorry, but I feel the "I told you so" in the distance, and I think many of the concerns raised from pre-war to now--even if they did not come to fruition--were/are legitimate.